{"id":21858,"date":"2014-03-05T06:23:25","date_gmt":"2014-03-05T13:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=21858"},"modified":"2016-06-28T15:42:32","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T22:42:32","slug":"large-hexagon-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/large-hexagon-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Large Hexagon Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/top-complete-hexies\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flower Sugar Hexagon\/Attack of the Hexagon<\/a> piece, I mentioned the cutting and referred you to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlebluebell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Little Bluebell&#8217;s blog<\/a>. Her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlebluebell.com\/2011\/02\/on-design-wall-hexagon-crush.html\" target=\"_blank\">cutting instructions<\/a> are great and you should definitely look at them. You should also look at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=OXYiTYj_crg\" target=\"_blank\">Kay Wood video<\/a>. I wanted to do a little more explaining on the cutting, thus this tutorial.<\/p>\n<p>This method is a great way to rotary cut large hexagons. You might be able to cut smaller hexagons, but I think it would be really fiddly. It is also a great way to get practice with Y seams as well as impress your friends with your machine sewing prowess.<\/p>\n<p>I decided that I would do a more detailed post for those of you who might want to use this shape for a project of your own. That is not to say that you shouldn&#8217;t go and look at Little Bluebell&#8217;s blog. She has a lovely blog with\u00a0 lots of creative ideas.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Supplies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>fabric<\/li>\n<li>rotary cutter<\/li>\n<li>rotary mat<\/li>\n<li>ruler<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001DPHL3A\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B001DPHL3A&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=artquiltmaker-20\" target=\"_blank\">Clearview Triangle ruler<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003SBGW8C\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B003SBGW8C&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=artquiltmaker-20\" target=\"_blank\">True Grip dots<\/a> or similar (to keep the above ruler from sliding)<\/li>\n<li>Post-it notes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000O370A6\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000O370A6&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=artquiltmaker-20\" target=\"_blank\">Jinny Beyer Perfect Piecer<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pigma pen<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21867\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21867\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4452sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21867\" alt=\"Cut a 6&quot; Strip\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4452sm-300x158.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4452sm-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4452sm.jpg 928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cut a 6&#8243; Strip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>First, cut a <strong>6&#8243;<\/strong> strip from yardage.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21866\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21866\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4453sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21866\" alt=\"Fold the strip\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4453sm-300x92.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4453sm-300x92.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4453sm.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fold the strip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next, unfold the strip, turn it so the long way is horizontal. Fold it so the crease is longways along the bottom (closest to you). In the picture above, you can see the curve of the fabric on the left hand side of the picture, which indicates where the crease should be.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21865\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21865\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4454sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21865\" alt=\"Place ruler\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4454sm-300x203.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4454sm-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4454sm.jpg 935w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Place ruler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Follow the above step up with cutting. Place the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001DPHL3A\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B001DPHL3A&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=artquiltmaker-20\" target=\"_blank\">Clearview Triangle ruler<\/a> on the crease using the lines you have marked (using the technique described in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=OXYiTYj_crg\" target=\"_blank\">Kay Wood video<\/a>). You must have this type of ruler. For example, I tried the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001UAH1II\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B001UAH1II&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=artquiltmaker-20\" target=\"_blank\">Fons &amp; Porter Pyramid ruler<\/a> and that did not provide the right shaped hexagons.<\/p>\n<p>In the photo above, I have marked my ruler at 3&#8243; and 8&#8243; using Post-it notes. You really only need to mark the bottom line, that which you place on the crease. I marked the top just to help me line up my ruler. Painter&#8217;s tape is another way to mark your placement line(s).<\/p>\n<p><em>Nota bene<\/em>: the above <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001DPHL3A\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B001DPHL3A&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=artquiltmaker-20\" target=\"_blank\">Clearview Triangle ruler<\/a> does not have anything to help grip, so I recommend you add <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0044OFV52\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0044OFV52&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=artquiltmaker-20\" target=\"_blank\">True Grips<\/a> or something similar to the back of your ruler.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21872\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21872\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4455sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21872\" alt=\"Cut\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4455sm-300x176.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4455sm-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4455sm-1024x603.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now it is time to cut. If you are right-handed, line your ruler up on the left. Make two cuts to form your half hexagon shape.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21871\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21871\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4455sm-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21871\" alt=\"Line up your ruler\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4455sm-2-300x176.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4455sm-2-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4455sm-2.jpg 953w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Line up your ruler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next, line up your ruler to make the next cut. The left side\u00a0 of the ruler, at the end of your marked line should be placed where the arrow indicates. Cut along the whole strip. Do not turn the ruler upside down. You will end up with a weird shape that looks more like an hourglass. Little Bluebell has much better pictures of this step in her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.littlebluebell.com\/2011\/02\/on-design-wall-hexagon-crush.html\" target=\"_blank\">tutorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Unfold your hexagons. Sigh! Great job!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21864\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21864\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4456sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21864\" alt=\"Mark your hexagons\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4456sm-300x156.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4456sm-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/PICT4456sm.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark your hexagons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now, mark your hexagons so that the Y seams will be easy to sew. I use the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000O370A6\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000O370A6&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=artquiltmaker-20\" target=\"_blank\">Jinny Beyer Perfect Piecer<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21939\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21939\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/HexagonMarkings.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21939\" alt=\"Hexagon Markings\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/HexagonMarkings-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/HexagonMarkings-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/HexagonMarkings.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hexagon Markings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Line up your ruler in every angle and make a dot<\/p>\n<p>You will sew between the dots only NOT in the seam allowance. This is how you sew Y seams and we have done that in other tutorials.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of this tutorial comes from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/hexagon-clarification\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hexagon Clarification post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Remember: no sewing into the seam allowances!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I am going to show you how to do this with 3 hexagons to start. Once you sew three hexagons, you can just sew the rest in groups of 3 then sew them to the other groups, sew them in rows or sew one hexagon to the group you have made. Let&#8217;s start with 3.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9400\" style=\"width: 276px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9463sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9400\" title=\"3 hexagons\" alt=\"3 hexagons\" src=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9463sm-276x300.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9463sm-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9463sm-943x1024.jpg 943w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9463sm.jpg 1410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 85vw, 276px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3 hexagons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Put them on your design wall or on your floor and gaze at them. See the V formed by the top of the 2 bottom hexagons? Pay attention to that. You will need it later.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9407\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9460sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9407\" title=\"Start with 2 hexagons\" alt=\"Start with 2 hexagons\" src=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9460sm-300x171.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9460sm-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9460sm-1024x584.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Start with 2 hexagons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">First<\/span>, you sew two sides together. These will be two separate hexagons that you have already marked. Remember, you can mark with the Jinny Beyer Perfect Piecer and a Sewline pencil or with your favorite ruler and marking tools.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9409\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9409\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9461sm1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9409\" title=\"Put one Hexagon right sides together\" alt=\"Put one Hexagon right sides together\" src=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9461sm1-300x289.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9461sm1-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9461sm1-1024x987.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9461sm1.jpg 1516w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Put one Hexagon right sides together<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Put the first 2 hexagons right sides together and sew between the marks. <em>Don&#8217;t sew into the seam allowance<\/em>. If you did sew into the seam allowance, rip out the stitches outside of the marks.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9401\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9401\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9462sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9401\" title=\"2 hexagons sewn together\" alt=\"2 hexagons sewn together\" src=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9462sm-300x187.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9462sm-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9462sm-1024x638.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9462sm.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2 hexagons sewn together<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When you open those pieces you will have 2 hexagons sewn together. YAY!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9400\" style=\"width: 276px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9463sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9400\" title=\"3 hexagons\" alt=\"3 hexagons\" src=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9463sm-276x300.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9463sm-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9463sm-943x1024.jpg 943w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9463sm.jpg 1410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 85vw, 276px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3 hexagons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Second<\/span>, for the third piece, you have to do a Y seam. Remember that I told you to pay attention to the V? There will be a V where the two already sewn hexagons meet and that is where you will place the 3rd hexagon.<\/p>\n<p>You will need to sew 3 seams total to completely add the third piece to the first 2 already sewn pieces.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9411\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9464sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9411\" title=\"Adding 3rd hexagon\" alt=\"Adding 3rd hexagon\" src=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9464sm-300x189.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9464sm-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9464sm-1024x645.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9464sm.jpg 1532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adding 3rd hexagon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Third<\/span>, you line up the third piece with piece 1, right sides together, so that one side of piece three will be sewn to one side of piece 1. The side of piece one to which you sew should be one part of the V referenced above.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9413\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9466sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9413\" title=\"Fold over Hexagon 3 to hexagon 2\" alt=\"Fold over Hexagon 3 to hexagon 2\" src=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9466sm-300x174.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9466sm-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9466sm-1024x594.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9466sm.jpg 1516w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fold over Hexagon 3 to hexagon 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fourth<\/span>, once you have sewn one side of piece three to one side of piece one, you fold the neighboring side on piece three right sides together to the adjacent side of piece two. You will fold it on to the other side of the V. It looks awkward, but should line up exactly if you have not sewn into the seam allowance.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fifth<\/span>, sew the second side of piece three to the second side of piece two.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9412\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9467sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9412\" title=\"3 hexagons sewn together\" alt=\"3 hexagons sewn together\" src=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9467sm-300x295.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9467sm-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9467sm-1024x1009.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9467sm.jpg 1504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3 hexagons sewn together<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now you have 3 hexagons sewn together. AND you did a Y seam. That wasn&#8217;t scary, was it?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9099\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9099\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9185sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9099\" title=\"Hexagon Flower\" alt=\"Hexagon Flower\" src=\"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9185sm-300x224.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9185sm-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9185sm-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PICT9185sm.jpg 2010w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hexagon Flower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sixth<\/span>, press from the back so all of the seams twirl in the same direction.<\/p>\n<p>You have sewn hexagons together. Hooray!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the Flower Sugar Hexagon\/Attack of the Hexagon piece, I mentioned the cutting and referred you to Little Bluebell&#8217;s blog. Her cutting instructions are great and you should definitely look at them. You should also look at the Kay Wood video. I wanted to do a little more explaining on the cutting, thus &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/large-hexagon-tutorial\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Large Hexagon Tutorial&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[381],"tags":[139,359],"class_list":["post-21858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-381","tag-hexagons","tag-tutorial"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21858\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}